Category - Sustainability

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Researchers to Test Energy-Efficient Batteries

A new type of energy-efficient storage battery will be tested by Unique Technical Services under the supervision of the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), a New York State Center of Excellence at...

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Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Main University Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Do Animals Think and Feel?

What, if anything, are your pets thinking? Do they value you beyond your reliability as a source of food? What cognitive traits do we share with the elephant, the wolf, primates and other so-called “higher...

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Left to right: Carol Gomes, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Quality Officer, Stony Brook University Hospital; Jill Kavoukian, Director of Healthcare Safety & Sustainability, Stony Brook University Hospital; Ken Lynch, Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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SBUH Awarded for Commitment to Sustainability

Stony Brook University Hospital was among an elite group of organizations to receive the 2018 Environmental Excellence Award from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). These awards are...

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Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Grant Will Aid Lynch’s Penguin Colony Research

Ecologist Heather J. Lynch, an associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, has been awarded a Microsoft/National Geographic AI for Earth Innovation Grant that will support her use of artificial...

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Zoea, or larvae, of the Atlantic blue crab have a distinctly different morphology than adults. They are often spawned in estuaries, where they can be exposed to low dissolved oxygen and acidified conditions (photo by Stephen Tomasetti).

Academics Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Gobler Lab’s Study Gives Clues to Preserving Blue Crab Estuaries

Blue crabs are ecologically important and represent one of the most valuable fisheries in the United States. A research team from the lab of Christopher Gobler, Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation in the...

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Stony Brook Researchers Tackle Climate Change

Recent studies by Stony Brook University researchers identify key links between climate change and economic development, technology, politics and human decision making in the context of climate change. Their research...

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Orlov Receives National Award for Sustainability Education

Alex Orlov, PhD, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and a faculty member of the Consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Environmental...

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Academics Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Assessing NYC Flood Risks From Extreme Storms

After Superstorm Sandy, the need to better understand stormwater flood risks and improve infrastructure in the metro area of New York City became a priority. A new study, co-led by Professor Brian Colle, PhD, head of...

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

“Underwater Wind Farms” in Sandy Rivers Could Generate Hydrokinetic Power

“Underwater wind farms” could generate low-cost, renewable energy from turbines placed in sandy river bottoms, researchers have found. While the potential for in-stream flow energy harvesting systems has...

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Alumni Hottest Stories Alumni Spotlight Story Global Main University President Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

President Stanley, Chancellor Johnson Collaborate on Climate Change Op-Ed

In an op-ed published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD and SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson issue a clarion call for higher education to leverage research, resources and minds...

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Academics Long Island Main University News Highlights SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Stony Brook to Participate in “Strawless Suffolk” Initiative

The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) will take a lead role as Stony Brook joins a new, county-wide initiative called “Strawless Suffolk.” This initiative is the first product of the newly formed Suffolk...

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Two Stony Brook Researchers Receive Energy Frontier Research Center Awards Totaling $21.75M

Stony Brook University has received notification from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that two proposals directed by SBU faculty to expand or develop Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) designed to accelerate...

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Awards and Honors Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Russ Mittermeier Awarded 2018 Indianapolis Prize for Conservation

The 2018 Indianapolis Prize, recognizing the world’s leading heroes of conservation and environmental sustainability, has been awarded to biodiversity champion Dr. Russ Mittermeier, a research professor in Stony...

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Awards and Honors Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Russ Mittermeier Awarded 2018 Indianapolis Prize for Conservation

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Academics Faculty/Staff Long Island Medicine and Research Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

$1.1 Million Secured for New York Sea Grant Research Projects

Five new two-year coastal research projects are now underway and all are being administered at Stony Brook University. Two of the projects are being led by Christopher Gobler, Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and...

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Academics Medicine and Research Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Reservation for Two (Species): Fisherman and Dolphins Are Grabbing a Bite at the Same NY Artificial Reef

There’s plenty of fish in the sea for human fisherman and bottlenose dolphins to feast on and now, according to a study by researchers at Stony Brook University published in Marine Mammal Science, both species are using...

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Global Main University News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight Sustainability Wellness

Taking Flight: SBU Researchers Use Drones to Push Boundaries, Innovate and Learn

Most people still think of drones as weapons. At Stony Brook University, however, researchers and students are pioneering the peaceful use of drones – also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – for scientific and...

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Global Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Patricia Wright Receives CUNY Distinguished Alumni Medal

Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Patricia Wright has been honored with the City University of New York Graduate Center’s 2018 President’s Distinguished Alumni Medal for her many years of...

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Category - Sustainability

Researchers to Test Energy-Efficient Batteries

Do Animals Think and Feel?

SBUH Awarded for Commitment to Sustainability

Grant Will Aid Lynch’s Penguin Colony Research

Gobler Lab’s Study Gives Clues to Preserving Blue Crab Estuaries

Stony Brook Researchers Tackle Climate Change

Orlov Receives National Award for Sustainability Education

Assessing NYC Flood Risks From Extreme Storms

“Underwater Wind Farms” in Sandy Rivers Could Generate Hydrokinetic Power

President Stanley, Chancellor Johnson Collaborate on Climate Change Op-Ed

Stony Brook to Participate in “Strawless Suffolk” Initiative

Two Stony Brook Researchers Receive Energy Frontier Research Center Awards Totaling $21.75M

Russ Mittermeier Awarded 2018 Indianapolis Prize for Conservation

Russ Mittermeier Awarded 2018 Indianapolis Prize for Conservation

$1.1 Million Secured for New York Sea Grant Research Projects

Reservation for Two (Species): Fisherman and Dolphins Are Grabbing a Bite at the Same NY Artificial Reef

Taking Flight: SBU Researchers Use Drones to Push Boundaries, Innovate and Learn

Patricia Wright Receives CUNY Distinguished Alumni Medal

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